West Hartford resident honored as 'Star of the Quarter'

Dana M. Hrelic was honored as "Star of the Quarter" at the American Bar Association's mid-year meeting in Dallas earlier last month.

Hrelic, a district representative for the Connecticut Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section, she was recognized for her work as a member of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Finance Board, the ABA YLD Credentials Board, the ABA YLD Truth in Law School Education Committee, a district representative for Connecticut and Rhode Island - which included her involvement in implementing and orchestrating FEMA Disaster Legal Services in Connecticut and Rhode Island after Hurricane Sandy - and as a presidentially-appointed member of the ABA Task Force on the Future of Legal Education.

Presented by ABA YLD Chair Christopher A. Rogers, this award is given at each ABA YLD conference to a small number of young lawyers from across the country for their outstanding contributions to the ABA YLD. Dana was one of five recipients honored.

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